Images from the earliest days of scootering tend to be of cheerful couples, with a lady sat beaming over the shoulder of her partner, but not all women were happy to be assigned the role of pillion.
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Category: Features
Well loved, well ridden
These two Vespas have been owned by Geoff Newberry for longer than many Scootering readers have been alive. Caroline paid him a visit and uncovered their stories.
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Just the beginning…
Dreaming of owning a scooter is one thing; buying it though is something completely different, as Dave (and his mother) found out.
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Extraordinary lengths
As Covid restrictions subside and life returns to normal there’s a risk that the unbelievable efforts of NHS workers will be forgotten. Andy Randall’s determined that won’t be the case.
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21st century rally travelogue
With a second-hand scooter just bought, I thought: “Okay, let’s try a rally.” Just like back in the 1980s. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Exclusion Zone
The general consensus was that from now on a club member must own either a Vespa or Lambretta, anything else would be subject to intense scrutiny.
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Book of the week: Scootering in the 1980s
The latest book in Stuart Owen’s series comes out next month and is available for pre-order now!
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When the lights go out
There were so many things that could go wrong with a Lambretta that every eventuality had to be planned for.
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Scootering in the 1960s
In the first of a trilogy, Stuart Owen takes a look at the most influential decades of scootering. The first volume covers the 1960s.
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Extra range for GTS?
We’re a little bit bored of Stan going on about the GTS’s lack of fuel capacity, so this ‘auxiliary tank’ is the chance for him to put his money where his mouth is.
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